SSPLAXSpace Systems
Satellite Integration Throughput
Situation
Payloads move through integration, environmental testing, and then compete for launch slots — either dedicated or rideshare. Launch availability is fixed and lumpy, so upstream throughput doesn't matter if there's no ride.
Decision
Which stage improvement changes deployed payload next cycle, and what becomes the ceiling after that move?
How we modeled it
Payload mass flows through integration, environmental test, manifesting, and deployed-mass output. Stage capacities and launch-slot availability cap the paths. The solve identifies the active stage, then scenario relief checks whether integration, test, or launch slots become the next governing limit.
What the model shows
Capacity change with effect+1 dedicated launch slot
Current payload2,400 kg/month
Next limit after changeIntegration caps near 2,600 kg/month
Active limits
- Dedicated launches full
- Integration bays 85% used
What this shows
Freeing a launch slot raises delivered payload. After that, integration becomes the next governing limit.
Dedicated launch slots are the current cap at 2,400 kg per month.
Adding one launch slot raises throughput to about 2,600 kg per month.
After that change, integration bays become the new ceiling.